The Philippines has been calling for international solidarity against an increasingly assertive China in the West Philippine Sea but Israel, one of its top defense partners, has yet to respond categorically to its appeal, according to senior Filipino diplomats and security officials. Israel’s neutral stance is affecting both current and prospective defense cooperation between the...
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Morobeats invite Filipino artists to take up ‘Teritoryo: West Philippine Sea Rap Challenge’
“Wala naman dapat pag-awayan kung di lang kayo sakim/ Karagatan at lupain pilit na inaangkin/ Di pa kayang tanggapin sadyang makitid lang ang utak/ Filipino ang tatak kailanma’y di pasisindak.” Morobeats rapper Dizzy Caday performed before a crowd of journalists on Monday morning, chanting in dynamic rhyme about the Philippines’ fight for sovereign rights...
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‘Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas’: PNoy’s legacy in defending the Philippines’ maritime rights in the South China Sea
EDITOR’S NOTE: The President Benigno Simeon Aquino III Memorial Lectures on Leadership and Democracy was launched on June 24 at the Ateneo de Manila University. The launch, one of the activities that marked the fourth anniversary of the former leader’s passing, was held under the auspices of the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation, the Ateneo...